List_of_mayors_of_Lawrence,_Massachusetts
The Mayor of Lawrence is the head of the municipal government in Lawrence, Massachusetts. There was no Mayor of Lawrence from April 14, 1847 until March 21, 1853, because up to that point Lawrence was still incorporated as a town. The Town of Lawrence was administered by the Board of Selectmen.
Quick Facts Mayor of Lawrence, Style ...
| Mayor of Lawrence | |
|---|---|
Flag of Lawrence | |
Incumbent Brian De Peña since November 12, 2021 | |
| Style | His/Her Honor |
| Type | Chief executive |
| Member of | School Committee |
| Residence | None official |
| Seat | Lawrence City Hall |
| Nominator | Non-partisan nominating petition |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | Four years |
| Constituting instrument | Lawrence City Charter |
| Precursor | Lawrence Board of Selectmen (1847-1853) |
| Formation | 1853 |
| First holder | Charles Storer Storrow |
| Website | www |
Close
More information #, Mayor ...
| # | Mayor | Picture | Term | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Storer Storrow |  |
1853–1854 | Whig | First mayor under the original city charter. |
| 2nd | Enoch Bartlett | 1854–1855 | Democratic | ||
| 3rd | Albert Warren | 1855–1857 | Native American Party | ||
| 4th | John R. Rollins | 1857–1859 | Whig | ||
| 5th | Henry K. Oliver |  |
1859–1860 | Republican | |
| 6th | Daniel Saunders, Jr. | 1860–1861 | Democratic | Saunders was the founder of Lawrence. | |
| 7th | James K. Barker | 1861–1862 | Republican | ||
| 8th | William H. P. Wright | 1862–1864 | Republican | ||
| 9th | Alfred J. French | 1864–1865 | Republican | ||
| 10th | Milton Bonney | 1865–January 1, 1866 | Republican | ||
| 11th | Pardon Armington | January 1, 1866–1867 | Republican | ||
| 12th | Nathaniel P. H. Melvin | 1867–1869 | Democratic | ||
| 13th | Frank Davis | 1869–January 3, 1870 | Republican | ||
| 14th | Nathaniel P. H. Melvin | January 3, 1870–1871 | Democratic | ||
| 15th | S. B. W. Davis | 1871–1872 | Republican | ||
| 16th | John K. Tarbox |  |
1873–January 4, 1875 | Democratic | |
| 17th | Robert H. Tewksbury | January 4, 1875–January 3, 1876 | Republican | ||
| 18th | Edmund R. Hayden | January 3, 1876–1876 | Democratic | ||
| 19th | Caleb Saunders | January 1, 1877–1877 | Democratic | ||
| 20th | James R. Simpson | 1878–1880 | Republican | ||
| 21st | Henry Kingman Webster | 1881–1881 | Republican | ||
| 22nd | John Breen | .png) |
1882–1884 | Democratic | First Irish born or Roman Catholic Mayor in New England. |
| 23rd | James R. Simpson | 1885–1885 | Republican | ||
| 24th | Alexander B. Bruce |  |
1886–1887 | Democratic | |
| 25th | Alvin E. Mack | 1888–1889 | Republican | ||
| 26th | John W. Crawford | 1890–1890 | Democratic | ||
| 27th | Lewis P. Collins | 1891–1891 | Republican | ||
| 28th | Henry P. Doe | 1892–1892 | Democratic | ||
| 29th | Alvin E. Mack | 1893–1893 | Republican | ||
| 30th | Charles G. Rutter | 1894–1895 | Democratic | ||
| 31st | George S. Junkins | 1896–1897 | Republican | ||
| 32nd | James H. Eaton | 1898–1899 | Republican | ||
| 33rd | James F. Leonard | 1900–1902 | Democratic | ||
| 34th | Alexander F. Grany | 1903–January 4, 1904 | |||
| 35th | Cornelius F. Lynch | January 4, 1904–1905 | |||
| 36th | John P. Kane | 1906–1908 | |||
| 37th | William P. White | 1909–July 25, 1910 | Resigned after he was convicted on bribery charges and sentenced to three years in the house of correction. White's resignation was effective when accepted by both branches of the city council on July 25, 1910. | ||
| Acting | Thomas M. Jordan | July 25, 1910–August 29, 1910 | Served as acting mayor in his role as chairman of the board of aldermen. | ||
| 38th | John T. Cahill | August 29, 1910–January 1, 1912 | Democratic | Elected by a joint session of the city council to fill the vacancy caused by White's resignation. | |
| 39th | Michael A. Scanlon | January 1, 1912–August 16, 1914 | A new city charter went into effect on January 1, 1912, creating a commission form of government and giving the mayor a two-year term beginning with Scanlon. On January 15, 1912, Scanlon requested the state militia to suppress the 'Bread and Roses strike', resulting in the death of a striker. On February 24, 1912, Scanlon ordered police to prevent striking workers' children from traveling to Washington, D.C., for a protest march. The mothers and children were beaten as they gathered at the train station. Scanlon died in office. | ||
| 40th | John P. Kane | 1914–1915 | To fill vacancy | ||
| 41st | John J. Hurley | 1916–1919 | |||
| 42nd | William P. White | 1920–1921 | |||
| 43rd | Daniel W. Mahoney | 1922–1923 | |||
| 44th | Walter T. Rochefort | 1924–1928 | |||
| 45th | Michael A. Landers | 1928–1931 | |||
| 46th | William P. White | 1932–1933 | |||
| 47th | Walter A. Griffin | 1934–1942 | |||
| 48th | James P. Meehan | 1942–1951 | Democratic | ||
| 49th | John J. Buckley | 1952–1965 | Democratic | ||
| 50th | Daniel P. Kiley, Jr. | 1966–1971 | |||
| 51st | John J. Buckley | 1972–1977 | Democratic | ||
| 52nd | Lawrence P. LeFebre | 1978–1983 | Democratic | ||
| 53rd | John J. Buckley | 1984-January 2, 1986 | Democratic | ||
| 54th | Kevin J. Sullivan | January 2, 1986–1991 | Democratic | Switched from Democrat to Republican[1] | |
| 1991–1993 | Republican | Resigned to accept an appointment as head of State Transportation | |||
| Acting | George Miller | 1993 | |||
| Acting | Leonard J. Degnan | 1993 | Democratic | ||
| 55th | Mary Claire Kennedy | 1993–1998 | Republican | ||
| 56th | Patricia Dowling | 1998–2001 | Democratic | Resigned to accept an appointment as a state district court judge. | |
| Acting | Marcos Devers |  |
September 2001 – November, 2001 | Democratic | First Hispanic mayor of Lawrence. |
| 57th | Michael J. Sullivan | November 2001 - January 4, 2010 | Republican | ||
| 58th | William Lantigua |  |
January 4, 2010 – January 4, 2014 | Democratic | |
| 59th | Dan Rivera | _(cropped).jpg) |
January 4, 2014 - January 9, 2021 | Democratic | |
| Acting | Kendrys Vasquez | .jpg) |
January 9, 2021 – November 12, 2021 | Democratic | |
| 60th | Brian De Peña |  |
November 12, 2021 - | Democratic |
Close
- Zitner, Aaron (June 9, 1991). "Democratic state party members caucus for open committee slot". Boston Globe.
- Arrington, Benjamin F. Arrington: Municipal history of Essex County in Massachusetts, Volume 2 (1922).
- Hayes, Jonathan Franklin Chesley: History of the city of Lawrence, Lawrence, Ma.: (1868).
- Merrill, C.G.: The Lawrence gazetteer : containing a record of the important events in Lawrence and vicinity from 1845 to 1894, also, a history of the corporations, industrial establishments, churches, societies, clubs, and other organizations; national, state and municipal statistics, and a variety of useful information (1894).
- Wadsworth, Horace Andrew, History of Lawrence, Massachusetts: with Portraits and Biographical Sketches, Lawrence, Ma.: Lawrence Eagle Steam Job Printing Office. (1880).